The appeal is remanded for the veteran to be scheduled for a videoconference hearing with the Board at the VARO.
The deciding factor: Further development of evidence and testimony are required before a decision can be made on the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral defective hearing, neck problems with headaches, numbness of the fingers, both hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0815417
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the issues of increased ratings for prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and cephalgia. The claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral defective hearing was denied as no compensable rating could be assigned.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for pilonidal cyst, bilateral defective hearing, low back disability, colon polyps, and sleep disturbance on a direct basis, and for a skin disorder, sarcoidosis, and aortic valvular disease, claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The claim of new and material evidence was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded for further development and clarification regarding the issues on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a personal hearing before a traveling member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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